Fictional character biography Onslaught (comics)

1 fictional character biography

1.1 origins
1.2 first appearance
1.3 onslaught reborn
1.4 onslaught unleashed
1.5 red onslaught

fictional character biography
origins

onslaught sentient psionic entity created consciousness of professor charles xavier , magneto. during battle between x-men , magneto s acolytes, magneto used powers rip adamantium wolverine s skeleton, causing such extensive injuries healing factor burned out. xavier unhinged anger on brutality of magneto s assault against wolverine used telepathic powers shut down magneto s mind, rendering him catatonic. during psionic contact, magneto s anger, grief , lust vengeance entered xavier s consciousness; commingling every long-suppressed negative feeling xavier had endured during last 30 years. aggregation resulted in being known onslaught.

first appearance

onslaught remained dormant time. gradually, xavier s frustration dream of mutant-human harmony began increase, exacerbated daily growth of anti-mutant hysteria, deaths of dozens of mutants lethal legacy virus, , own failed attempt rehabilitate sabretooth. xavier reached breaking point when anti-mutant humans killed young mutant near grounds of xavier institute higher learning, secret base of x-men. @ point onslaught awakened within xavier , began manifest himself others. after attempt spy on new mutant nate grey resulted in nate managing pull xavier astral plane real world, aspect of onslaught in xavier able use experience teach how manifest own body.

following encounter juggernaut, onslaught invaded government-sanctioned sentinel base. downloaded current specifications mutant-hunting androids , erased portions of memories of employees working in clandestine factory. onslaught first manifested himself x-men when challenged teleporter gateway test cyclops, storm, wolverine , iceman, kidnapping them , sending them face off against agent post. after, while hiding in xavier s mind, onslaught encountered x-man. pulled professor s body astral plane. through x-man s actions, onslaught able escape xavier s mind , move independently. onslaught sought out jean grey, hoping convince join cause offer of power rivaling of phoenix force, while revealing damaging information professor xavier, such long forgotten attraction professor had jean during x-men s days. jean resisted onslaught, defeated him, , sent physical body, fleeting memory of had happened name onslaught telepathically branded on forehead. after taking full possession of professor s mind , body, onslaught-as-xavier called x-men. when resisted plan turn them soldiers fighting total war against humans, onslaught revealed himself x-men , attempted destroy outlaw adventurers. bishop, remembering childhood stories of traitor betraying , killing x-men, began realize guilty party xavier onslaught. bishop rescued teammates, onslaught escaped, taking xavier s body him.

once free, onslaught created childlike psionic projection named charles gain trust of franklin richards. onslaught succeeded in capturing child despite rescue attempt mister fantastic , invisible woman. carrying franklin , xavier, onslaught captured x-man, intending use raw psionic power fuel onslaught’s plans transform human race collective consciousness. onslaught returned new york, reprogramming sentinel robots obey commands , form protective circle around manhattan, sealing off island rest of world.

the x-men, fantastic 4 , avengers joined forces challenge onslaught. first confrontation entity , minions resulted in rescue of xavier, reducing onslaught mass of psionic energy contained within armor - unfortunately, prevented xavier influencing villain better nature. second , final confrontation occurred @ onslaught s central park citadel heroes made number of attempts free franklin , x-man onslaught s armor. during next assault, x-man jean grey used telepathy suppress part of monstrous hulk s mind contained rationality of alter ego, dr. bruce banner. new, nearly-feral intelligence pushing rage - , thus, strength - unbelievable levels, hulk battled onslaught , tore apart armor. resulting explosion of psionic energy separated banner , hulk, , onslaught left energy being, immune physical harm. onslaught used franklin s powers create second sun destroy heroes , manhattan. in desperation, thor flew energy being, disrupting onslaught s form. realizing thor s efforts alone insufficient destroy adversary, non-mutant members of avengers , fantastic 4 entered energy field. x-men unable likewise, theorized if onslaught, being of mutant origin, came possess mutant host, become unstoppable. onslaught dissolved, seemingly destroyed, along heroes had thrown rift.

the remaining sentinels disabled, franklin , x-man rescued, , manhattan returned normal. later, revealed avengers , fantastic 4 did not die, had been surmised. rather, heroes reborn in pocket universe created franklin. avengers , fantastic 4 returned rightful home months later, possessing hazy memories of time on counter-earth.

onslaught reborn

onslaught s second form

a five-issue miniseries issued in late 2006 celebrate tenth anniversary of onslaught storyline, titled onslaught reborn, writer jeph loeb , artist rob liefeld. onslaught reborn features return of villain , addresses unresolved plot threads; event set after decimation , civil war storylines.

after scarlet witch used powers de-power of earth s mutants, powers of charles xavier , magneto collided reform onslaught, consciousness lingered after defeat. onslaught swore revenge on young franklin richards , other hero despised, manifesting monstrous version of previous form skull-like face. first took control of both human torch , mr. fantastic in attempt kill franklin, interrupted invisible woman , thing, saved franklin. franklin ran counter-earth, onslaught followed.

as onslaught appeared in counter-earth became larger, , regained magneto-like mask. encountered avengers , presumed defeated after fell ocean. instead of worrying onslaught, avengers questioned franklin s credibility, franklin claimed son of both mr. fantastic , invisible woman. on counter-earth mr. fantastic , invisible woman not married , did not have children. shortly after this, thor assaulted onslaught-possessed hulk, battled thor determine of 2 more powerful. onslaught switched between bodies , possessed thor, struck hulk lightning. thor strike again, dropped hammer, onslaught not worthy carry it. onslaught switched hulk, , punched thor atmosphere. onslaught assaulted avengers before pick thor s hammer. captain america ordered human torch , iron man rescue thor, telling them had sixty seconds rescue. raced save him, , johnny took thor baxter building, mr. fantastic discovered franklin son. in battle, captain america ordered hawkeye find onslaught, , confronted hawkeye fact wolverine hiding in hawkeye s costume. avengers continued battle hulk, while captain america thrown building. iron man, atmosphere, charged down @ hulk @ full speed, hoping bruce forgive him someday. punched hulk, knocking him out. , captain america assessed next move until onslaught possessed iron man , attacked captain america. @ avengers mansion, rikki barnes babysitting franklin when loki, executioner, scarlet witch, enchantress, , ultron v surprised them offer defeat onslaught. on balcony, invisible ant-man , invisible woman let known, sue refused let villains cause franklin harm.

after brief skirmish, heroes , villains decided work defeat onslaught. rikki bucky barnes defeated onslaught using fantasticar send both barnes , onslaught through negative zone barrier in fantastic 4 s lab, trapping them. franklin returned home, bucky found herself on earth 616, , onslaught last seen floating outside area 42 prison in negative zone.

onslaught unleashed

rikki barnes, known nomad, began having strange , vivid nightmares deep in jungles of south america. when teammate toro kidnapped dreamed, begins suspect nightmares more sinister first thought. later, while investigating corporate conglomerate roxxon illegal weapons systems, secret avengers come across plans project power, new , incredibly deadly power source being secretly developed in colombian rainforest. secret avengers investigate facility, beast , ant-man find source of mysterious energy source negative zone. rikki races inside facility locate toro, stumbles control room instead, sinister voice of dreams beckons , reveals onslaught.

possessing rikki s body, onslaught reveals real rikki had, in fact, died in negative zone; current host construct made onslaught himself use energy had stored in anchor pull himself main marvel earth. revelation rikki had been sent main marvel earth solely serve onslaught s tether forced rikki fight prove wrong. eventually, rikki had gravity kill onslaught not return , destroy earth.

despite rikki s apparent death, steve rogers began have nightmares similar ones rikki had before, suggesting enough of nomad s (and onslaught s) energy may have survived escape death , seek new way return main marvel reality.

red onslaught

a clone of red skull stole brain of deceased professor x , grafted part of professor x s brain own, giving him professor x s powers.

in lead-up axis storyline, red onslaught created when magneto kills red skull while filled hate after killing s-men. scarlet witch , doctor doom attempt defeat red onslaught using magic perform moral inversion on him allow professor x control amalgamation, efforts backfire, causing heroes , villains present during confrontation morally invert usual behavior. skull reverted human body identified white skull — implied more once professor x in control of body once again — hidden inverted avengers edwin jarvis until aged steve rogers can retrieve him. working inverted villains — referring astonishing avengers — , resurrected brother voodoo possessing inverted scarlet witch, white skull able undo inversion, although returns red skull persona rather onslaught.